1986 K League
The Korea Professional Football League 1986 was fourth season of top football league in South Korea. The Korea Professional Football League was introduced for this season, having been previously known as the Korean Super League.
This season was total 6 teams are participated in the league. Five of them are professional teams (Yukong Elephants, Daewoo Royals, POSCO Atoms, Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso and Hyundai Horang-i) and one amateur team (Hanil Bank). Hallelujah FC which founded as a 1st professional football club changed amateur status and withdrew the league simultaneously. Also Sangmu that amateur army team was withdrew the league, but Hanil Bank was remained the league.
League began 2 March 1986 and ended 16 November 1986. Season was operated its season in two stages, every teams are played each other in each stage, with the winners of each stage to the post-season championship playoffs. Between first stage and second stage, Korea Professional Football Championship that only professional teams participated competition was held from May to September.
League standing
First Stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POSCO Atoms | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | First Stage Champion |
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |
| Yukong Elephants | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | |
| Daewoo Royals | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | |
| Hanil Bank | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | |
| Hyundai Horang-i | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
Second Stage
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | Second Stage Champion |
| Hyundai Horang-i | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
| Daewoo Royals | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | |
| Yukong Elephants | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | |
| POSCO Atoms | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | |
| Hanil Bank | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 |
Championship playoffs
- First Leg
- Second Leg
| 1986 Korean League Winners |
|---|
| POSCO Atoms 1st Title |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chung Hae-Won |
Daewoo Royals | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Ham Hyun-Gi |
Hyundai Horang-i | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Gu Bon-Seok |
Yukong Elephants | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Kim Yong-Se |
Yukong Elephants | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Cho Min-Kuk |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 5 | 10 |
| Lee Heung-Sil |
POSCO Atoms | 17 | ||
| Lee Sang-Rae |
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 19 | ||
| Yoon Sung-Hyo |
Hanil Bank | 20 | ||
| 9 | 4 players | 4 | – | |
| 13 | 7 players | 3 | – | |
| 20 | 11 players | 2 | – | |
| 31 | 28 players | 1 | – | |
| own goals | 2 | – | ||
Awards
K-League Most Valuable Player
The K-League Most Valuable Player award was won by Lee Heung-Sil (Daewoo Royals)
K-League Top Scorer
The K-League Top Scorer award was won by Chung Hae-Won (Daewoo Royals)
K-League Top Assistor
The K-League Top Assister award was won by Kang Deouk-Soo (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso)
K-League Rookie of the Year
The K-League Rookie of the Year Award was won by Ham Hyun-Gi (Hyundai Horang-i)
K-League Manager of the Year
The K-League Manager of the Year Award was won by Choi Eun-Taek (POSCO Atoms)
K-League Fighting Spirit Award
The K-League Fighting Spirit award was won by Min Jin-Hong (Yukong Elephants)
K-League Exemplary Award
The K-League Exemplary award was won by Park Seong-Hwa (POSCO Atoms)
K-League Best Goalkeeper Award
The K-League Best Goalkeeper award was won by Kim Hyeon-Tae (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) and Oh Seong-Ho (Hyundai Horang-i)
K-League Best Eleven
Goalkeeper: Kim Hyeon-Tae (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso)
Defence: Cho Young-Jeung (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso), Kim Pyung-Seok, Choi Kang-Hee (both Hyundai Horang-i), Park No-Bong (Daewoo Royals)
Midfield: Cho Min-Kuk (Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso), Lee Heung-Sil (POSCO Atoms), Yoon Sung-Hyo (Hanil Bank)
Attack: Kim Yong-Se (Yukong Elephants), Chung Hae-Won (Daewoo Royals), Ham Hyun-Gi (Hyundai Horang-i)
See also
References
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